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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    PlanPlus

    Score10 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    PlanPlus Online is planning and organization software that integrates productivity tools into a complete customer relationship management solution.

    $34.99

    Per User per Month

    Salesforce Starter

    Score9 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    Salesforce Starter (formerly Salesforce Essentials) is a small business CRM that replaces the former SalesforceIQ product. It is priced at $35 per user, on a monthly basis, or at $25 per month for if billed annually ($300) and can be tried free for 14 days on a trial.

    $35

    per month per user

    Pricing
    PlanPlusSalesforce Starter
    Editions & Modules
    PlanPlus Online Professional Edition
    $34.99
    Per User per Month
    PlanPlus Online Planner Edition
    $69.99
    Per/Year
    PlanPlus Online Business Edition
    $199.99
    per 5 users/per month
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    PlanPlusSalesforce Starter
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup Fee$1,500 Up to 12 hours of Account Configuration Assistance Setup Include: Provision accounts and licenses (1hr), Kick-off Call (1 hr), and 10 additional hours of account configuration assistance to be used toward the following items, as needed by customers internal administrator: User Setup, Record Access, & Personal Preferences; Data Migration; Custom Fields & Page Layouts; Web-forms & Surveys; Views & Reports; Standard Sales Processes; Project Templates. Exact accomplishments may vary from this list based on Administrator's skills and requirements.No setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    PlanPlusSalesforce Starter
    Considered Both Products
    PlanPlusOnline
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    Salesforce
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    80%
    Would buy again
    4 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    80%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    4 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    80%
    Implementation went as expected
    4 Answers
    Features
    PlanPlusSalesforce Starter
    Sales Force Automation
    Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of PlanPlus Online and Salesforce Starter
    Feature
    PlanPlus Online
    8.6
    3 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Salesforce Starter
    8.7
    7 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Customer data management / contact management10.03 Ratings7.37 Ratings
    Workflow management9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Territory management7.03 Ratings7.57 Ratings
    Opportunity management10.03 Ratings9.07 Ratings
    Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)10.03 Ratings9.46 Ratings
    Contract management7.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Quote & order management5.02 Ratings9.55 Ratings
    Interaction tracking10.03 Ratings8.56 Ratings
    Channel / partner relationship management9.03 Ratings9.75 Ratings
    Customer Service & Support
    Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of PlanPlus Online and Salesforce Starter
    Feature
    PlanPlus Online
    9.0
    3 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Salesforce Starter
    -
    Ratings
    Case management9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call center management9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Help desk management9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Marketing Automation
    Comparison of Marketing Automation features of PlanPlus Online and Salesforce Starter
    Feature
    PlanPlus Online
    10.0
    3 Ratings
    26% above category average
    Salesforce Starter
    7.2
    6 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Lead management10.03 Ratings7.26 Ratings
    Email marketing10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    CRM Project Management
    Comparison of CRM Project Management features of PlanPlus Online and Salesforce Starter
    Feature
    PlanPlus Online
    9.7
    3 Ratings
    23% above category average
    Salesforce Starter
    8.2
    5 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Task management10.03 Ratings9.65 Ratings
    Billing and invoicing management9.02 Ratings6.35 Ratings
    Reporting10.03 Ratings8.65 Ratings
    CRM Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of PlanPlus Online and Salesforce Starter
    Feature
    PlanPlus Online
    9.7
    3 Ratings
    24% above category average
    Salesforce Starter
    9.0
    5 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Forecasting10.03 Ratings9.05 Ratings
    Pipeline visualization10.03 Ratings8.85 Ratings
    Customizable reports9.03 Ratings9.25 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of PlanPlus Online and Salesforce Starter
    Feature
    PlanPlus Online
    8.5
    3 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Salesforce Starter
    6.7
    6 Ratings
    13% below category average
    Custom fields10.03 Ratings7.06 Ratings
    Custom objects9.03 Ratings7.05 Ratings
    Scripting environment8.02 Ratings5.75 Ratings
    API for custom integration7.02 Ratings7.35 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of PlanPlus Online and Salesforce Starter
    Feature
    PlanPlus Online
    7.0
    3 Ratings
    18% below category average
    Salesforce Starter
    8.6
    6 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Single sign-on capability6.01 Ratings8.66 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions8.03 Ratings8.66 Ratings
    Social CRM
    Comparison of Social CRM features of PlanPlus Online and Salesforce Starter
    Feature
    PlanPlus Online
    8.0
    2 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Salesforce Starter
    8.6
    5 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Social data8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social engagement8.02 Ratings8.65 Ratings
    Integrations with 3rd-party Software
    Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of PlanPlus Online and Salesforce Starter
    Feature
    PlanPlus Online
    9.5
    3 Ratings
    23% above category average
    Salesforce Starter
    8.2
    5 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Marketing automation10.03 Ratings8.35 Ratings
    Compensation management9.02 Ratings8.15 Ratings
    Platform
    Comparison of Platform features of PlanPlus Online and Salesforce Starter
    Feature
    PlanPlus Online
    8.0
    3 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Salesforce Starter
    8.3
    6 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Mobile access8.03 Ratings8.36 Ratings
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    PlanPlusSalesforce Starter
    Small Businesses
    Salesflare
    Score10 out of 10
    Salesflare
    Score10 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Kintone
    Score9.7 out of 10
    Kintone
    Score9.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Oracle Sales
    Score8.9 out of 10
    Oracle Sales
    Score8.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    PlanPlusSalesforce Starter
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    9.0
    (7 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    4.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.4
    (4 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    PlanPlusSalesforce Starter
    Likelihood to Recommend
    PlanPlusOnline
    I would recommend this for businesses that have the time to invest in doing things the right way. Garbage in equals garbage out. If you can get over the somewhat steep learning curve and adopting their process this product would be a good fit. If you are short on time (and maybe cash) you may want to look for a simpler and less expensive solution.
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    Salesforce
    If you own a business that has complex selling processes or requires integrations with 3rd party tools/systems, you should look at Professional, Enterprise, or Unlimited editions. Salesforce operates very well across pretty much every industry, but not all sales, marketing, and operational processes are created equal. If your marketing process requires a long list of sendable contacts then I would recommend adding on Pardot or Hubspot. Always start small and scale up, to avoid boxing yourself in down the road.
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    Pros
    PlanPlusOnline
    • Weekly and Monthly Planner is very productive.
    • Task Delegation and Pipeline Tracker are easy to use and efficient.
    • Goal Planning helped us as well to identify our chances.
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    Salesforce
    • Tracking phone calls is extremely easy when using the app on the iphone. After a phone call is complete it prompts the user to enter in call details.
    • SalesforceIQ also automatically logs emails for us. This has saved us time from entering in information manually.
    • SalesforceIQ was easy to set up and allowed us customization for fields that were relevant to our business.
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    Cons
    PlanPlusOnline
    • When it came time to move on due to larger issues the friendliness was not there from the account reps. We did not leave due to them, but due to our growth and need for more.
    • The inability to make personalized the labels for our insurance terms.
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    Salesforce
    • Table views can be sorted by column. Filters can be applied, but only to one column. Multi-column filtering like Excel allows would be extremely useful and a big improvement.
    • The ability to quick copy data in a table view would also be helpful, like (ctrl ') in excel.
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    Usability
    PlanPlusOnline
    It's great once you get the hang of it. I feel like it could be cleaned up a little. Some elements could be moved around or hidden. Overall it's a solid UI
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    Salesforce
    The system is very user-friendly on a desktop but lacks mobile friendliness. The Customer relationship manager disappears after the deal is signed. We struggled to get the system in a usable format, which was not cost-effective. The CRM system on desktop was great but way more complicated than it should be.
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    Support Rating
    PlanPlusOnline
    There are some cases where we just need something simple to get the job done. In our case, we needed a solution with a lot features for our complex setup. A lot of CRMs fell short. PlanPlus Online didn't. They had everything we needed. We didn't have to rely on multiple disparate solutions, and it was within our budget.
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    Salesforce
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    Alternatives Considered
    PlanPlusOnline
    PlanPlus Online is much nicer than Salesforce and also much faster.
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    Salesforce
    more expensive but as an industry leader and go, the learning curve pays for itself in ROI in lost time in onboarding
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    Return on Investment
    PlanPlusOnline
    • Better lead management
    • Increased lead efficiencies with drip programs
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    Salesforce
    • It made the job more efficient for staff so they can spend time doing other tasks rather than configuring and maintaining Salesforce Starter.
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